[AT] still on the job

[John Hall]

Glad to hear you still have your Oliver! I agree to take care of what 
needs to be done now. Should you ever need to work the tractor hard, 
then you can fix some of the other items. Likewise if time and money are 
in abundance at some point in time, fix all the other stuff then. 
Sometimes you just have to prioritize or justify repairs! Right now, I 
can't justify the expense of an engine overhaul, even though it needs it.

John


On 10/25/2016 10:03 PM, Tyler Juranek wrote:
> Hi John,
>   That's so great to hear about the history. Although the 88 oliver I
> was given by my grandfather hasn't been in the family since new and
> was just something he bought, it still runs like the one great grandpa
> had in the late 40's. I did have to overhall the rearend this spring
> as there were many seals and bearings, etc that were bad. But now it
> doesn't leak any oil or grease. Due to the steering sector being
> pretty well shot, I took some air out of the right tire so it doesn't
> pull all over. I don't plan to take it on any long trips until I get a
> good front end on it. I don't venture to far from the yard...
>   As long as the engine is somewhat decent and you can keep it
> functional, that's what matters. The 88 still has its original engine.
> It doesn't blow any blue. I did have to put a new generator on it. I
> could've gotten an alternator for cheaper, but I wanted to keep it
> factory.
>   Take Care, and thanks again for shareing.
> Tyler Juranek
>
> On 10/25/16, John Hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>> Tyler all I can tell you is we ran the crap out of every piece of
>> machinery we had, but when the field work was done and it was time to
>> service equipment, all needed repairs were made and almost always OEM
>> parts were used. There is no telling what all has been fixed on this M.
>> I'm certain it has had a couple clutches, I think some rear end work,
>> The engine has been rebuilt a time or 2--it needs it now but buying oil
>> is a LOT cheaper as I think it would need piston and sleeves as well as
>> a complete head rebuild. It probably only saw 15-20 years of hard labor
>> before it got a life of ease spraying liquid nitrogen on wheat and
>> pulling a 4 row corn planter. (occasionaly we used it to roll soybeans).
>> Since 91 it has had a fairly easy life as our farming operation is less
>> than 10% of what it was in the late 80's. One other thing we always did
>> was to keep everything under a shed unless it was in the field. And no
>> 12 volt conversion, it is still 6 volt with a magneto. I just put in a
>> new battery this spring. It doesn't turn over real fast but the mag is
>> hot and it cranks easily and reliably. The kerosene manifold was long
>> ago burnt up and replaced with a gas version,  also the small gas
>> starting tank was removed along with the radiator shutters (I think it
>> had them). The original seat may be here still, I remember the Joy-Rider
>> seat being bought in the early 70's.
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>> On 10/24/2016 11:25 PM, Tyler Juranek wrote:
>>> Hi John,
>>> How did you keep that tractor maintained as good as you have? You'd
>>> think that things would start wearing out after awhile...
>>> Is it converted to 12 volt, now?
>>> Grandpa still has his Oliver 66 gas that he bought in Lions Nebraska
>>> when dad was in high school. He used it for cultivating, and a few odd
>>> jobs around the place, but now it just runs an 8 inch auger. But now
>>> it doesn't do that to much either as grandpa is starting to retire.
>>> But his definition and my definition of retire are two different
>>> things. :)
>>> As long as the battery is charged up, he can go in the little shed and
>>> hit the button and it's a goin'...
>>> Take Care,
>>> Tyler Juranek
>>> IA
>>>
>>> On 10/24/16, John Hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>>>> Worth noting, it has the original generator and starter (according to my
>>>> dad), although I am certain both have been rebuilt a couple times.
>>>> Technically that isn't true, one of them along with the battery and/or
>>>> lights were stolen when the tractor was new (before my family took
>>>> delivery). Things may have still been in short supply from WWII, or some
>>>> sorry SOB just decided to help himself to some free parts.
>>>>
>>>> John
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 10/23/2016 10:34 PM, Kenneth Waugh wrote:
>>>>> John, that is both a neat picture and an even neater history!  Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> Gene Waugh
>>>>> Elgin, IL
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Oct 23, 2016, at 8:28 PM, John Hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Rolled a 5 acre field this afternoon with dad's 47 M and 12' Dunham
>>>>>> culti-packer (mulcher). It has a joy rider seat and a John Blue spray
>>>>>> rig. My grandmother bought it new. It has never missed a year farming,
>>>>>> although the heavy tillage work went to the diesel Deeres in the late
>>>>>> 60's. Today I let my son do the driving, first time he has done any
>>>>>> real
>>>>>> field work other than baling. I first ran this tractor doing the same
>>>>>> thing over 30 years ago.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> John Hall
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